GNR recorded 1,421 dating violence crimes in 2022, up 28.5% from 2021, according to data from the security service, which shows that 17% of reported cases involve children under 25.
In a statement on the occasion of Valentine’s Day this Tuesday, the National Republican Guard (RNG) says that in 2022, 1,421 crimes of familiarity with violence in all age groups were recorded in its area of responsibility, specifying that 244 of the victims were in under the age of 24.
In 2021, there were 1,105 dating violence crimes across all age groups, with 332 victims under the age of 24.
During this week, GNR is developing the #NãoTeCales awareness and prevention campaign, which aims to encourage all young people to condemn and reject any form of psychological, emotional, physical, social or sexual abuse.
The campaign aims to raise awareness among young people so that they can say no to violence and so that they can stop this type of behavior both for themselves and for others,” the statement said.
“It is important to bring to the attention of young people the importance of healthy relationships based on principles and values, such as self-respect, respect and tolerance, which are pillars of dating relationships, promoting an anti-violence culture through greater awareness.”
According to GNR, the consequence of this type of violence at an early age can be the acceptance of this violence in the future, compromising the victims involved, their families and society as a whole.
The Public Security Police (PSP) also announced on Valentine’s Day Tuesday that it had registered 2,109 dating violence complaints in 2022, representing a 10% increase over five years.
The PSP says it received 10,480 dating violence complaints between 2018 and 2022, with the majority of victims being women.
According to the PSP, there were 1920 complaints in 2018, 2185 the following year, in 2020 their number decreased to 2051, in 2021 again to 2215, and last year the number of complaints decreased again – 2109.
Police note that dating violence takes on physical, psychological, social, sexual, and economic dimensions, and that violence can be carried out through insults, threats, insults, aggression, humiliation, stalking, or intimacy intrusions.
The PSP urges victims, as well as those closest to them, to be aware of signs of ongoing pressure, such as isolation from family and friends at the behest of the aggressor.
To commemorate Valentine’s Day, PSP is running an awareness campaign in schools to prevent domestic violence, namely dating violence, from Tuesday to February 18, an initiative aimed at young people aged 13 to 18. years.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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